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What do you do with a couple of weeks break between classes? Catch up on that backlog task list I was supposed to make last week? Maybe dive into some new releases? Nope. I'm grinding Final Fantasy XIV. I had the rest of a free month trial and I didn't want to waste it.

I haven't played an MMORPG this much in a long time. Years. I'm currently level 37 and I'm still having fun, for the most part. I've hit the grind. I'm not sure how much mileage there is in FFXIV for me now that I went ahead and paid for a month - my trial ran out last Sunday and I wasn't ready to throw in the towel.

I don't want to go into too much detail right now because I have a story idea percolating. Just know that this is probably the best RPG you will find on PS4 right now, with or without the massively multiplayer aspect. There are some extremely tedious fetch quests that I could do without though. Having to run back and forth between cities to talk to one person and then another drives me bonkers. It is such a waste of time. That's my biggest complaint.

As for the freelance game, I still don't want to divulge details on my first paid gig until I know its ready. I'll talk a little bit more about that process later, but I will say that I love the editing process. This writing thing is my heart and soul.

Speaking of freelance game, there's a new podcast by a couple of full-time freelance writers, Andrew Hayward and Nathan Meunier called The Freelance Game. These guys are taking their time to share information and knowledge on how to be a better freelance writer for video games. They periodically have special guests who are important to listen to because they'll likely be the people you'll be working for in some way some day. Also, it just so happens, I have a question that was read on the most recent episode - Episode 6: Hitting the Panic Button!

That's my Internet fame for the week. Back to the FFXIV grind. I leave you with a pretty badass image of Ifrit, one of the quest bosses.

I know Hearthstone has been out for a little while on PC, but I recently decided to jump in with the iPad release. There's good news and there's better news, depending on how you view it.

1. Hearthstone works just fine on an iPad 2. If you have problems with it running after installing it - reboot your iPad.

2. I'm hooked on this game like it was made out of crack. Good job Blizzard.

I'm working on a review for Hearthstone for the State Press, so look out for that this week. I'm also doing a story about H1Z1. I'll be honest, I wanted to put together a story on H1Z1 to pitch, but I just wasn't sure I could hit a unique enough angle that would sell a publication on it. Besides, I really like what I'm doing in the A&E section of the State Press.

I also managed to put a few more hours into Final Fantasy XIV on PS4. I'm kind of hoping to see more of the game soon. It very much follows the World of Warcraft style of solo MMO play. That doesn't bother me too much, but I'm level 14 and the closest thing to a group I've gotten was a few random players getting together to kill monsters for a FATE event - randomized events that give pretty good experience, similar to what happens in Rift.

I've only died maybe once or twice ever because most of the quests are pretty easily handled as you get them. But, I will admit I have might have been bitten by the MMO bug and that's dangerous for me. As if there's time to play an MMO when I've got Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes and South Park: Stick of Truth sitting on my desk waiting for their turn.